This is simply a few of the books I’ve personally read and found valuable. I will add recommendations regularly.
The Holy Bible
Leadership
A Table in the Presence – Lt. Carey H. Cash
Attitude 101 – John C. Maxwell
Be All You Can Be – John C. Maxwell
Ethics 101 – John C. Maxwell
Handbook to Leadership: Leadership in the Image of God – Kennth Boa, Sid Buzzell, Bill Perkins
Leading with Honor – Lee Ellis
My American Journey – Colin L. Powell with Joseph E. Persico
The Fred Factor – Mark Sanborn
The Noncommissioned Officer and Petty Officer: Backbone of the Armed Forces – National Defense University Press
Fitness
Born to Run – Christopher McDougall
Brawn: Bodybuilding for the Drug Free and Genetically Typical – Stuart McRobert
Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance – Christopher McDougall
Pretty Intense – Danica Patrick with Stephen Perrine
Inspiration
Escape from the Box: The Wonder of Human Potential – Edward L. Hubbard
In the Company of Heroes – Michael J. Durant with Steven Hartov
None Braver – U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen in the Afghanistan War – Michael Hirsh
Take Up the Shield – Tony Miano
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare – Damien Lewis
The Passing of the Night – General Robbie Risner
Unbroken – Laura Hildenbrand
Uncommon Valor – Dwight Jon Zimmerman and John D. Gresham
Life
Blink – Malcolm Gladwell
Bullet Proof Confidence – Patrick King
David and Goliath – Malcolm Gladwell
Have a New Teenager by Friday – Dr. Kevin Leman
Have a New You by Friday – Dr. Kevin Leman
King Me – Steve Farrar
Surfing for God: Discovering the Divine Desire Beneath Sexual Struggle – Michael John Cusick
The Art of Happiness – The Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler. M.D.
The Men We Need – Brant Hansen
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry – John Mark Comer
Total Forgiveness – R. T. Kendall
Unoffendable – Brant Hansen